Schools: InBrief mid-year census 2019
This bulletin was originally published 27 August 2020.
Overview
CESE’s Schools: InBrief mid year census, 2019 bulletin summarises the results of the census of students in NSW government schools, and the census of NSW non-government schools undertaken by the Australian Government Department of Education.
The mid year census includes data on NSW Government schools (preschool, primary, secondary, central/community and special) and students (age at 1 July, grades, full-time, part-time, gender and Aboriginality).
Summary
NSW Government
Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments | |
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Primary enrolments | 493,608.0 |
Secondary enrolments | 306,327.8 |
SSP enrolments | 5,737.0 |
Total enrolments | 805,672.8 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students | |
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Total Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander enrolments | 64,692.5 |
Percent Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander enrolments | 8.0% |
Part-time students | |
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Number of part-time students | 1,698 |
FTE enrolments | 1,109.8 |
Preschool students | |
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Number of preschool students | 4,316 |
FTE enrolments | 2,294.5 |
NSW government schools | |
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Primary and infant schools | 1,605 |
Central/community schools | 68 |
Secondary schools | 399 |
Schools for specific purposes (SSPs) | 115 |
Environmental education centres (EECs) | 23 |
Total government schools | 2,210 |
Preschools attached to primary/infant schools | 99 |
Separate preschools | 1 |
Total preschools | 100 |
NSW non-government
Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments | |
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Primary enrolments | 210,409.3 |
Secondary enrolments | 215,581.7 |
Total enrolments | 425,991.0 |
NSW non-government schools | |
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Primary schools | 499 |
Secondary schools | 144 |
Primary/secondary schools | 249 |
Special schools | 59 |
Total non-government schools | 951 |
For more information
- To access data, visit the NSW Education Insights Hub.
- To read our other statistical publications.